An insight into the world of films from a girl obsessed with jellyfish

Day 31 – K-PAX

Very nearly caught up on myself with this film thing now. Only a few more days to go. So let’s start moving!

K-PAX. A psychiatrist is handed a new patient, that believes he is an alien from the planet K-PAX. As he tries to convince the patient of his humanity, numerous contradictions crop up to disprove his own beliefs.

I knew this film was going to be good. I have such faith in Kevin Spacey now, it’s a little bit insane. Plus, it’s one of those weird ones, and any film with psychiatry involved tends to go down well with me.

This one failed me not.

Kevin Spacey yet again proved to me that he is pretty damn amazing. Although it did occur to me that he is only good when it comes to the slightly psychotic characters. His attempt at crying kind of disappointed me, but apart from that he pretty much sold the ‘weirdo’ to me. Any film with this man in it as a creepy, psychotic man, I will watch. So please, let me know what films he’s been in that are simply amazing. For I need them in my life.

Jeff Bridges was pretty good too. Not sure if I’ve seen anything he’s been in before, but he made a pretty convincing psychiatrist. Not the star of the show though. Sorry dude, but you can’t beat Spacey. But you tried, and you tried hard. It’s alright, don’t cry.

The story was pretty damn clever too. I loved how everything came together at the end. But, the thing I still don’t get it…was he really from K-PAX? I genuinely don’t know. A part of me, the part that wants to believe in that stuff, think that yes he was. But I would have loved it if he really wasn’t an alien. If he genuinely had just repressed so far into his mind. I’m just so fascinated my mental illness. Sounds strange, yes, but I find it really fascinating. So I suppose either ending would have worked for me…I’m just not sure which one it was.

So yeah. I liked this film. Not the best film in the world, but it was pretty damn good. A damn good watch. I do recommend this film. Go out and watch it. Yes. I like it. Yes.